Music Challenge, Day 1: Your Favorite Song

To copy Miss Felicia, I've decided to do a 30-day music challenge. I'm not planning on participating everyday, but mixing in the music posts with regular posts.

Day One: Your Favorite Song

It is extremely hard for me to list my favorite song. Like Rob Gordon, I'm more keen on doing a top 5, as moods change with each day and it's so hard to have a song that is your favorite favorite. It's like having 5 children and picking one as your favorite child, a ludicrous idea. But for the sake of this challenge, I will provide you with my favorite song today, and a constant top 5 favorite of mine:

I will always be in love with Motown, and Marvin is probably my favorite Motown artist. They just don't make voices like his anymore. I don't like any remake of this song, including that 2001 travesty of a remake that a bunch of subpar artists did to honor 9/11.

My father played Motown in the car early on, and I remember loving "What's Going On" even then. Without knowing the subject matter of the music, I was still drawn to the sincerity and pain in Marvin's voice. This song still draws me in. Whatever it is that makes an artist a GREAT artist, Marvin always had it.

The list, if you are interested in joining the challenge:

day 01 - your favorite song
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year

By the way, Happy Easter =)